Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-02-23
THE LOYAL LEGION.
Social Meeting and banquet OF
the Order Last Evening.

the Order Last Evening.
The annual banquet of the Loyal
Legion of the United States took place
last night at the Pieo House. The table
was incompatible and prepared in
artistic style with pyramids ana flowers,
all arranged by Mr.. M. C. Marsh.
A picture of General Grant, draped in
the American flag. was On the wall at
the head Of the table.
The members, about sixty in number,
entered the banquet hall about 10
o'clock. Colonel Smedberg, District
Commander, in the absence of General
Dimond, the commander, took seat at
the head of the table with Ex-Governor
Stoneman on his left and General Miles
on his right.
Among the members were General
Vandever, Major Kimball of the staff Of
General Miles, Chaplain Rev. DR.. Gala
CHER of Brooklyn, General L. Bouton,
Colonel G. Wiley Wells; Captain e.
P. Johnson, Captain c. Gladding, Lin
coin, Neb., Sumner Post No. 3; J. l..
Skinner, Los Angeles; Captain W. Black.
9th n. Y. Volunteers, Lincoln Post No.
|; Captain Free s. Rowley. same POST;
Captain Jerry Long. 2Sth N. Y, and
w. j. Brown, First Lieutenant same
company, Captain Louis Gottschalk, of
San Francisco, L. +. Laycoek, Reno,
New, Captain M. F. S. Scnindler, Pres
colt, A. T., John j. Gosper, a. T., Cap
tain David W. Lewis, Boston, w. Ii. Bon
sail, Los Angeles, Colonel C. Mason.
Kinne, Treasurer of the Commandery;
Captain j. w. Staples, Registrar of the
Commandery; f. II. Bacon, Adjutant of
Geo. II. Thomas Post, San Francisco;
K. FL. Orton, Quartermaster; Major l..
s. Butler, Commander OF Frank Bartlett
Post, Los Angeles; A. NJ. Thornton,
Commander Stanton Post, Los Angeles;
Captain Merriman, of Alameda; Cap
tain Wm. Badger, Sixth United States
Iafantry, Fort Douglass. on leave of alb
sence; Captain C. S. Gilbert and A. +.
Clark, Minnesota; II. w. Pond, Kansas; !;
General 4. S. Solomon, L. w. Robin
son. Allen I. Bird, San Francisco; AL
bert Brown, Past Commander Garfield
Post; Jas. Il. Hughes, Geo. III. Thoma s
Post; Colonel Chank, san Francisco;
Colonel BIO. Carr, st. Helena; Colonel
Melvin Nudge, Commander Shields
Post; Colonel W. L. Morford, Mojor Ii.
4. Lee, Los Angeles; J G.. De rurk,
Colonel II. G. Gus, Los Angeles; Colonel
Geo. A. Fisher. San Francisco.
After disposing of the choice viands
aud champagne, Colonel Smedberg pro
posed the Estate of California" to
which Ex-Governor Stoneman responded.
The President of the United States, B"
responded to by General Vandever
"The Army of the United States,
responded to by General Miles.
"The Volunteer Soldier," responded
to by General Solomon.
"The Army and Navy" responded to
by Franklin Jordan who called out
Governor Gosper, of Arizona, who
made a lengthy speech.
"Our Distinguished Dead" drunk in
silence.
''Our Patriotic Press;' Colonel II. G..
Otis was called on but had left the
BANQUET.
"Iho:e who are eligible to join the
Loyal Legion and have Iot done so, "
responded 10 by Colonel q. Wiley Wells
"Our Los Angeles Companions, re.
sponded to by Colonel G. Mason Kinne,
Treasurer of the Department,
Owing to the press of other matter it
is impossible to publish the numerous
speeches that were made ON this oc.
casion.